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Duo Charged In $42.8K Scam With Money Sent To Vacant Fairfield County Homes Duo Charged In $42.8K Scam With Money Sent To Vacant Fairfield County Homes
Duo Charged In $42.8K Scam With Money Sent To Vacant Fairfield County Homes Two men from New York City were arrested as they retrieved $42,800 in payments sent by victims of a telephone scam to vacant homes for sale in Fairfield County, police say. Police received a complaint on Tuesday, Nov. 19, of suspicious activity concerning the delivery of packages to vacant homes for sale.  On Friday, Nov. 22, police received a call from a UPS security about suspicious deliveries scheduled to be delivered to two vacant homes for sale in eastern Fairfield County in the town of Monroe.  Surveillance was set up on each of the homes. A vehicle was observed driving pas…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Con Artist Scams Stamford Woman Of $9K, Police Say Con Artist Scams Stamford Woman Of $9K, Police Say
Con Artist Scams Stamford Woman Of $9K, Police Say A man was arrested for scamming a 90-year-old Stamford woman out of $9,000, Stamford Police said. Luis A. Hiraldo-Fernandez, 31, of Hackensack, was picked up by members of the Stamford Department Financial Crimes Unit on a warrant connected to the scam. Hiraldo-Fernandez is suspected in the participation of a phone scam against a 90-year-old female which defrauded her of $9,000 while posing as an acquaintance, police said. With the joint cooperation of the Fairlawn New Jersey Police Department, Hiraldo-Fernandez was extradited to and held on a $50,000 court set bond and given a court date …

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by Kathy Reakes